West Valley View 03-15-2023

Goodyear approves plans for new Downtown

BY JOE MCHUGH West Valley View Sta Writer

The city of Goodyear is moving toward making a dream a reality, as the city has made the rst step in a long road that will ultimately end in a walkable Downtown in the heart of the city.

Goodyear City Council recently approved the plans presented by Globe Corporation that show what the city will look like when the project is all said and done.

“I think (Goodyear residents are) going to be really excited about what we’re going to bring and how fast we’re going to bring it to the city of Goodyear,” Glove Corporation co-CEO George Getz said. “It’s been a long time coming. It’s been a lot of patience from a lot of people. We’re fortunate. We feel like we’re in a good position to really advance the ball here and move it down the eld and hopefully create something that everybody there is saying, ‘It was worth the wait.’”

Although Goodyear is the ninth-fastest-growing city in the nation, it still has plenty of room to build out and in-

clude amenities like GSQ — the future of Downtown Goodyear.

With GSQ in place, the city is taking advantage of its over 85% of space in which it has to build on. e new Downtown Goodyear will include some of the

top amenities, restaurants and retailers all clamoring to be part of Goodyear’s future plans.

Many other aspects to make it more

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Avondale hires public works assistant directors

BY JORDAN ROGERS West Valley View Managing Editor

The city of Avondale recently added to its Public Works Department by lling two assistant director positions.

Harold Siguenza was promoted in

February to public works assistant director and will lead the Field Operations Division, which includes solid waste and recycling, street maintenance, eet maintenance and public transit. Siguenza previously held the position of public works deputy director, where he oversaw

eld operations, developed the department budget, and was instrumental in redeveloping Avondale’s public transit program with the introduction of WeRIDE microtransit and reinvigorating Avon-

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With over 150 acres of land to build on, Globe Corporation will bring Goodyear’s dream of a walkable Downtown to life. (City of Goodyear/Submitted)

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of a downtown feel. The city will include an art trail to reinforce the arts and culture nature of the West Valley. It will also be vert proximal, being located just off of I-10 and McDowell Road, making it very accessible to many of Goodyear’s residents.

“Everybody that’s opening Goodyear has had record sales,” Getz said. “Whether it’s the Harkins Theatre there, which is the best-performing theater in the Harkins chain, or whether it’s Cheddar’s or BJ’s or Oregano’s or you go right down the list, all of the people who have located to Goodyear are exceeding their expectations.

“As far as people visiting and revenues that they’re creating, they thought they would open strong, and they’ve opened stronger than they thought they were going to open. So, that paints a very good story for the people in the West Valley and especially in Goodyear to say, ‘If you bring them, we will support them.’”

With the support from the commu-

nity clearly there, businesses are piling up to be included. Sitting on over 150 acres of land, GSQ has already had early commitments — the popular restaurant The Stillery, and some yet-to-be-named restaurants which include a “boozy-brunch spot” that will overlook the square.

GSQ is the longtime dream of Mayor Joe Pizzillo, who has stated before that he wants a place for the residents of Goodyear to be able to go and enjoy a night in the town without having to make the hike of going to a Scottsdale or Phoenix.

Pizzillo and city leadership have been very cooperative and heavily involved in this creation. Although just approving the designs recently, this idea has been floating along for the better part of two decades.

“With each step we take in this project, our dream of an urban, walkable Downtown becomes more of a reality,” Pizzillo said. “This means so much to our residents, and we couldn’t do it without our partners from Globe Corporation.”

Globe Corporation is the perfect suitor for the construction of GSQ, as they have been involved with Goodyear for many big projects such as the construction of the new City Hall.

“We’ve had a great relationship (with Goodyear),” Getz said. “We’ve been very transparent with the city of what our intentions are and what the hope is. And they’ve shared with us what they would like to see as far as Downtown goes.

“They obviously want restaurants and retail and all this stuff to get a lot easier. We’re going to create more of a Downtown, urban, higher-density experience than any other city in the West Valley.”

Already standing out in the West Valley due to explosive growth, Goodyear will be on the up and up even more so, with GSQ hopefully being done within the next couple of years, as no set finish date has been released. But with many more announcements coming within the year, Goodyear has taken its first step toward being the biggest small town in the country.

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dale’s relationships with the city’s regional public transit partners.

“I am honored and grateful to serve the Avondale community,” Siguenza said. “I look forward to continuing to work with the great team at the city of Avondale and provide excellent service to our residents.”

In his new role, Siguenza will oversee efforts to efficiently manage the city vehicle fleet and implement new vehicle technologies and direct improvements to the city’s solid waste and recycling program to ensure Avondale maintains a high level of service as Avondale continues to welcome new residents.

Before joining Avondale in May 2021, he was employed by Maricopa County as the equipment services administrator in the Equipment Services Department and as the management and budget supervisor in the county’s Office of Management and Budget. Siguenza holds a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies and a master’s degree in public administration, both from Arizona

State University, and he is the current president of FleetPros, a national association for fleet management professionals.

“Since joining the city, Harold’s skills in strategic planning and budget development and management have proven invaluable to the Public Works Department,” said Kirk Beaty, public works director. “I look forward to working with Harold in his new role as the city meets the demands of growth and changes in automobile technology.”

Eric Bay was hired in November 2022 as the department’s second assistant public works director and will lead the Utilities and Water Resources Division, which includes water, wastewater, water resources, water quality and compliance, utility focused CIP projects and sustainability. Bay has been a part of the public works industry for over 15 years with a consistent focus on utility infrastructure.

He has been involved with longrange water planning, water production, wastewater treatment, and water reuse and recharge.

“I’m thrilled to be joining the city

of Avondale team and to be working alongside such a wonderful staff,” Bay said. “Together, there’s no limit to what we can accomplish.”

Bay started his professional career in engineering consulting and spent nearly 10 years designing and managing a wide range of utility infrastructure projects including a project for the city Avondale. Most recently, he served as the utilities manager for the city of Prescott, where he oversaw operations and maintenance of Prescott’s water, wastewater and surface water operations, including staffing, budgeting, CIP implementation and strategic planning.

Bay holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Arizona State University and is a registered professional engineer in Arizona.

“Eric has been a great addition to the Avondale Public Works team,” Beaty said. “Eric’s knowledge and experience in utility design and operations will be instrumental as Avondale continues to grow and provide water and utility services to all of our existing and future residents and businesses.”

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Epic Tour de Cure rides on for 2nd consecutive year

BY JOE MCHUGH West Valley View Sta Writer

The Epic Tour de Cure Bike Ride returns to Goodyear on Saturday, March 18, for the second year in a row, presenting local bikers a chance to see all of the best sights in the West Valley.

e ride runs through the White Tank and Estrella mountains, o ers sights of Goodyear Ballpark and gives riders the chance to take a lap around the famous Phoenix Raceway all for the cause of raising money for the American Diabetes Association and nding a cure for the widespread disease.

“I just think it’s going to be a really fun and impactful day,” said Nichole Brown, associate director of development for American Diabetes Association. “I just want to say that you do not have to be a cyclist to come out to this event. We’re really trying to put a big community feel around it as well. So, I’m just excited to see

everyone all decked out in their gear and to get everyone back safely.”

Returning back to Goodyear after the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tour de Cure Bike Race will be fully stocked for what hopes to be a very successful event.

e brainchild of Cleveland Guardians co-owner Paul Dolan, the event o ers up plenty of ways for people to explore all of the sights and scenes that the West Valley has to o er.

e Tour de Cure event has something for everyone. e lengths of the rides vary based on experience level between 56 miles, 23 miles or 5.6 miles. e event doesn’t stop at a simple bike ride, however.

It includes a kid zone at Goodyear Ballpark; a health and wellness village presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield; and even an End of the World rest stop at the end of the 56-mile ride, deep in the Estrella Mountains.

e event is also fully supported by the city, promoting safety and eciency along the way for all the bikers.

“If somebody has a at tire or, heaven forbid, they fall o their bike or something like that, we have both re and medical volunteers, 15 gear vehicles really to just make this event as safe and as enjoyable for the people doing the event,” Brown said.

With all of the bells and whistles for this event, the cause is what rings true, especially for Brown. She was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, making the race for a cure that much more sentimental.

“Every 23 seconds, someone in the United States is diagnosed with diabetes, so our mission is really at the core of our event and everything that

we do,” Brown said. “I lived almost 36 years of a completely normal life before I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, more than likely brought on by contracting one of the COVID-19 variants.

“So we are seeing an uptick in adults getting Type 1 diabetes, as we’re coming out of COVID. Obviously, we’re seeing an uptick in everyone with Type 2 diabetes again, coming out of COVID, because we were all a little too comfortable on our couches. For me, personally, being newly diagnosed, to have so many people across the state and across the country rally behind this event, it means the world.”

e event is also seeing a big e ort from local law enforcement after the incident with the West Valley cycling community, which recently left two people dead and 17 injured after being run into by a pickup truck on the Cotton Lane Bridge in Goodyear.

One of the victims who passed away in the accident, 61-year-old Karen Malisa, was registered to ride in this event. With her recent passing, the race is putting on a memorial service, including a moment of silence, and possibly the West Valley Cycle community leading out the race.

Brown urges people to understand that “bikers have the same rules that we do in cars,” in an e ort to avoid more tragedies.

“We need to be giving them three feet of space between your car and the cyclist,” Brown said. “It may be a little bit of an inconvenience at times when you’re driving and a cyclist is in your way, but please just try and keep in mind that that is somebody’s mother, somebody’s brother, that’s somebody’s son, that’s somebody that is just out for a bike ride expecting to be able to go back home. And that’s really at the end of the day what we want for everyone.”

With safety at the paramount, the race is hoping to raise $850,000 for the cure and prevention of diabetes, in conjunction with showing o the beauty of the West Valley.

For more information and registration, visit diabetes.org/Arizona56.

The Epic Tour de Cure returns to Goodyear with an emphasis on safety and fun. (Submitted)

Vantage Data Centers Project earns ‘Star Site’ designation

BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

McCarthy Building Companies’ Vantage Data Centers project was recently awarded a “STAR Site” through the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (ADOSH) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP).

Job sites that are awarded the STAR designation must demonstrate exemplary and comprehensive safety and health management systems.

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across five continents in North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

McCarthy’s Mission Critical team is currently leading the Vantage Data Centers phase two, design-build construction project in Goodyear. The project includes a mega-scale campus expansion for hyperscalers and large cloud providers with 176 MW of IT capacity across three facilities totaling more than 1 million square feet. Vantage is investing more than $1.5 billion into the development.

“Safety is our No. 1 priority with every job, whether we’re building hospitals, airports, schools or data centers,” said Ryan Ferguson, vice

president and project executive with the Mission Critical team at McCarthy. “At the end of the day, we want our employees to go home safely, and we want our job sites to be secure, which is why we implement rigorous safety standards and practices on each project and are bringing them to our clients in the data center industry.

“Receiving this honor demonstrates for our team and client how much we care about them.”

VPP STAR designation is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) highest program of safety recognition across all federal OSHA and state OSHA offices. It recognizes employers and workers in private and federal workplaces who have exemplified effective safety and health management systems that achieve injury and illness rates more than 50% below the national average.

McCarthy’s Southwest division is currently managing numerous projects throughout Arizona in renewable energy, education, health care, aviation and private-sector industries. Over the past 10 years, numerous McCarthy projects have been visited by ADOSH and awarded the “STAR Site” designation.

“Employers who strive for and achieve Voluntary Protection Program Star status have injury and illness rates far below the averages for their industries, have signifi-

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Vantage Data Centers project was recently awarded a “STAR Site” through the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s Voluntary Protection Program. (Submitted)

Abrazo West Campus announces hospital expansion project

BY KEITH JONES West Valley View Contributing Writer

Construction is underway for expansion of the interventional radiology and pharmacy departments at Abrazo West Campus — an $8.4 million project to accommodate growth in health care needs of the West Valley.

Hospital board members, community leaders, physicians and staff recently signed one of the final steel beams to commemorate construction progress. The 6,900-square-foot expansion will add a second interventional radiology suite and allow more efficient hospital pharmacy operations for handling complex medications.

Abrazo West Campus, 13677 W. McDowell Road, Goodyear, is a 216-bed Level I Trauma Center and throm-

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cantly increased employee morale and productivity, and see far fewer workplace injuries and illnesses,” said Steve Morgan, assistant direc-

bectomy capable Primary Plus Stroke Center serving the Southwest Valley and beyond.

“As the West Valley continues to grow, we have grown with it through expansion of new patient rooms, new surgical capabilities and new technology,” Abrazo West Campus CEO Hans Driessnack said. “This new expansion improves our capacity and increases our clinical capability, furthering our commitment to improving the quality of life of residents of the communities we serve.”

The new interventional radiology suite is designed to offer minimally invasive procedures to diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions. Examples of its uses include biopsies, angiography, angioplasty and vascular procedures.

Medications used in hospitals are

tor at ADOSH. “This is not an easy task, and it requires both top-down and bottom-up support from management and the workforce. In short, a site must truly live an exemplary safety culture every single day to be

increasingly more sophisticated. For Driessnack, the expanded pharmacy will accommodate present needs while improving efficiencies and allowing for more specialized therapeutics in the future.

“Abrazo West Campus serves a wide population across the West Valley,” he said. “Our trauma and stroke programs are leaders in the community and we continue to grow our neuro, spine and cardiology capabilities. It’s an exciting time for our hospital as we invest in our facility to bring more capability and capacity of clinical services to our community.”

The new additions for interventional radiology and pharmacy are expected

considered among the elite VPP employers in the State of Arizona.

“Our partners at McCarthy exemplify this standard. We value their partnership with ADOSH and the Industrial Commission and commend

to be complete later this year. For more information about Abrazo Health hospitals, take a free health risk assessment or to find a doctor, visit abrazohealth.com.

them on their commitment to the safety and health of their employees.”

The Vantage Data Centers campus can be found at 45 S. Bullard Avenue, Goodyear. For more information, visit vantage-dc.com.

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Community leaders such as Goodyear Mayor Joe Pizzillo, hospital board members, physicians and staff signed a steel construction beam commemorating expansion of the Interventional Radiology and Pharmacy departments at Abrazo West Campus. (Abrazo Health/Submitted)

The importance of primary well check visits for your child

BY AMY ELSBURY Southwest Family Medicine Family Nurse Practitioner

Primary well check visits are important to keeping your child happy and healthy. Southwest Behavioral & Health Services would like to highlight the importance of getting a personal primary care provider to ensure your child’s health care needs are met.

Attending well visits regularly over the course of your child’s growing up stages helps them transition to adult care when the time comes. ey also keep you and your child on top of their health. It is recommended that children ages 5 and up should have a well check visit at least once a year.

Scheduling regular well check visits with a primary care provider:

• Provides care when your child is sick and o ers preventative measures for underlying health problems.

• Helps keep track of your child’s medical and family history.

• Helps keep track of your child’s medical services, such as immunizations.

• Gives you valuable information about your child’s growth and development.

Well check visits are important even when your child is healthy. It helps keep your child on track for medical services.

Tests (vision, hearing, lab services)

Lab tests can be used to help diagnose diseases and conditions, monitor treatments for disease, and check the health of organs and body systems. Lab tests are often part of a routine checkup to monitor changes in your child’s health.

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Greene’s call for secession

Editor:

I am deeply troubled by the recent comments made by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene calling for the dissolution of the United States in a “national divorce” between red and blue states. As the leader of the MAGA movement in Congress, her secessionist rhetoric carries significant weight, and it is concerning that my representative, Paul Gosar, has not publicly disagreed with it. Gosar’s decision to empower Greene and her allies through the rules process and support her appointment to key roles on powerful committees

Immunizations and vaccinations

On-time vaccination throughout childhood is important because it helps provide immunity before children are exposed to potentially life-threatening diseases. Primary well check visits ensure your child is on track for vaccinations that can protect your child from diseases and other illnesses.

Physical assessments

Taking your child’s vital signs, measuring height and weight, and conducting physical assessments — examining the child’s eyes, ears, mouth, nose, re exes and internal organs — helps keep track of the progress your child has made.

Primary well check visits are also a great opportunity to discuss and nd solutions for any behavioral or developmental issues your child is

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is alarming. His failure to publicly condemn these dangerous calls for “national divorce” leaves his constituents unsure of where he stands on this issue. As an elected leader, Gosar has a fundamental duty to protect our country from efforts to divide and destroy it. I urge him to stand up for our democracy and publicly denounce Greene’s secessionist rhetoric.

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having. Primary well check doctors can direct you to other specialists that better t your child’s speci c needs. You may ask and receive information about:

• Nutrition and diet.

• Physical tness and exercise.

• Sleep habits.

• Behavior and discipline.

• Emotional, social, learning or familial issues.

Amy Elsbury is a family nurse practitioner with Southwest Family Medicine. If you have questions about primary well check visits for your child, Southwest Behavioral & Health Services is here to help. Southwest Family Medicine, a care team we o er that provides a wide variety of health care services for both adults and children ages 3 and up, is a great place to start. More information about primary well check visits for your child is available at sbhservices.org/ southwest-family-medicine.

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Biden, supporter mock mom who lost 2 sons

BY J.D. HAYWORTH West Valley View Columnist

Your 21st century American lifestyle may have led you to overlook “oversight.” Perhaps you vaguely recall its mention during an American government class sometime in your educational past.

ankfully, our founders did not overlook it, as they stated clearly in Article I, Section I, of our Constitution that “All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States.”

Virginia’s George Mason made a compelling case for oversight at the Constitutional Convention, where he stated that federal lawmakers “are

not only legislators but they possess inquisitorial powers. ey must meet frequently to inspect the conduct of the public o ces.”

Sadly, the conduct of some federal legislators leads casual observers to mistake congressional oversight hearings as a venue for partisan playground palaver.

Still other congressional hearings serve as a cure for insomnia. So deep is the dive into the technocratic that it de es description as either Republican or Democratic.

Dwight Eisenhower decried such stultifying detail as “sophisticated nonsense”; John McCain joked of “MEGO…” the acronym for “My Eyes Glaze Over!”

And yet, there are congressional hearings that compel Americans to sit up and listen.

e last day of February brought a rst-rate example of such an inquiry, as Rebecca Kiessling testi ed before the House Homeland Security Committee.

ough trained as an attorney, she was testifying as a mother, having lost her two sons to fentanyl in July 2020.

Her emotional testimony served as a powerful indictment of the federal government’s largely ine ective response to the illicit importation of the powerful, poisonous drug.

“If we had Chinese troops lining up along our southern border — with weapons aimed at our people; with weapons of mass destruction aimed at our cities — you damn well know you would do something about it!”

“My children were taken away from me!”

Kiessling concluded her statement with an appeal that she must have known would go unheeded: “ is should not be politicized! It is not about race; fentanyl doesn’t care about race!”

But in Washington, D.C. — where politics is the principal professionand where the next political race is always the most important — elected o cials didn’t hesitate to politicize a tearful mother’s testimony.

e following day, during a “political eld trip” to nearby Baltimore for an event commonly known as a “congressional retreat,” our politician-in-chief tried to advance the notion that he

was victimized by Rebecca Kiessling’s testimony.

Joe Biden stood before his fellow Democrats, wearing the half-grin of the cognitively challenged that he always displays when he’s about to let us in on a “little secret” which only he understands.

Ol’ Joe mistakenly thought that he could invoke the name of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, and use that as a “rhetorical shield” for his own response to the heartfelt testimony of a grieving mother.

“She — she’s very speci c recently, saying that a mom — a poor mother who lost two kids to fentanyl — that I, that I killed her sons! Well, the interesting thing is — that fentanyl they took — came during the last administration.”

And then, Biden laughed.

Even worse was the social media response of a Biden backer from Portland, Oregon.

Matthew Slavin, Ph.D., must have picked up his advanced degree in cruelty and profanity. You see below what the not-so-good doctor posted to Kiessling LinkedIn.

“You ignorant Trollop. How dare you try to score some cheap points for the traitorously criminal syndicate called the Republicans by holding up your dead sons in vain. It was Trump’s fentanyl. … You should go shoot your self.”

Don’t expect criticism of either Biden or his profane supporter in Portland from the Washington Press Corps; those “journalists” will keep their powder dry until they can lecture conservatives over some intemperate remark from the right.

Unfortunately, the oversight function also a orded the Fourth Estate by the First Amendment has transmogried into an oft-deliberate distortion of conservative beliefs.

e “public sins” of the left are often overlooked by a partisan press … but increasing numbers of Americans are not forgetting — or forgiving them.

J.D. Hayworth represented Arizona in the U.S. House from 1995-2007. He authored and sponsored the Enforcement First Act, legislation that would have mandated enforcement of Federal Immigration Law in the 109th Congress.

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Business Briefcase

BY JORDAN ROGERS West Valley View Managing Editor

The West Valley is constantly growing, and restaurants, businesses and homemakers are choosing to flock here to continue to open their doors to the thousands of people who call it home. In addition, businesses that have already been in the West Valley are feeling the need to upgrade what they offer because of the growing competition. This week, the Business Briefcase is breaking down one restaurant renovating its interior display and another revamping its menu.

Wildflower Bread Company

Location: 1380 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear

Scottsdale-based Wildflower Bread

Company is spending $3 million to redesign seven of its Arizona restaurants with new booths, tables, chairs and bakery displays. The Sonora Village location in North Scottsdale was the first to be renovated, and among the other locations scheduled for redesign in 2023 is the Goodyear location.

Wildflower, according to its website, focuses on three main things — outstanding food, great service and clean restaurants. The restaurant focuses on serving breakfast and lunch through the way of sandwiches, bowls, soups and salads, among other menu items.

For more information, visit wildflowerbread.com.

Dickey’s Barbeque Pit

Location: 10005 W. McDowell Road,

Suite 101, Avondale; 15525 W. Roosevelt Street, Suite 108, Goodyear; 9860 W. Lower Buckeye Road, Suite 108, Tolleson

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has launched an optimized menu, reworking its historic offerings after 81 years to combat food inflation, maintain value to guests and simplify ordering.

The world’s largest barbecue restaurant brand, with its guests and franchisees front of mind, has trimmed its menu back 42% to its most traditional barbecue meats and plates and added combo meals.

Some of the most notable menu adjustments include a redesigned menu board and seven different combo meal options. Turkey and burnt ends are no longer options on the year-round menu, and sides were trimmed from 11 to seven items. All three barbeque sauce options, family packs and catering will still be options for customers.

“The decision to optimize our menu is a sign of the times,” Dickey’s CEO Laura Rea Dickey said. “We will always serve the highest-quality, pit-master-prepared legit Texas barbecue, but we must evolve to stay successful. We needed a sustainable menu with a simplified ordering process, profit protection for franchisees and true value for our loyal guests. If necessity is the mother of invention, then challenges are the parents of creativity.

“The restaurant industry has battled a challenging economy, food inflation, labor shortages and depressed consumer spending, so that requires a creative solution to continue our success as the world’s largest barbecue brand. We’ve had an overwhelmingly positive guest response to our optimized menu with folks appreciating the value combos. Franchises are appreciative of seeing higher check averages and rising sales.” For more information, visit dickeys. com.

West Valley auto shop celebrates 10 years

BY JORDAN ROGERS West Valley View Managing Editor

Goodyear-based Litchfield Auto Repair, an auto repair shop

owned by master technician Phil Pecora, is celebrating its 10th year serving the West Valley.

Growing up in Lancaster, California — a city that sits a little over an hour north of Los Angeles — Pecora started working on cars at just 16 years old, right around the time he learned how to drive. He has worked in the industry since 1991.

Pecora inherited a 1970 Buick Riviera from his grandfather, and the rest is history.

“There was a lot of work that needed to be done to it,” Pecora recalled. “I started learning how to perform that work. I took interest in it and started working at a shop as the cleanup boy and asked questions and went to classes. By the time I was in 11th grade, I was teaching my auto shop teacher how to fix his vehicle.

“I just advanced in it really quickly, and now I’ve been a master certified tech for 31 years.”

Garnering experience working in auto shops in Lancaster and nearby city Santa Clarita, Pecora took his knowledge with him when he moved to the West Valley 15 years ago after the real estate market crashed. His parents and brother lived in the Valley at the time, so it seemed like a natural transition.

Three years after moving to a new state, Pecora opened Litchfield Auto Repair. He saw a void in the market and looked to fill it.

“When I came out here, I saw the lack of knowledge in my industry,” he said. “I couldn’t wait to get my own shop started.”

If Pecora has one regret, it’s that he wished he would have opened his own shop “10 years earlier.” But what began as Pecora working by himself has grown into a well-known and reputable 18,000-square-foot auto repair center with hand-picked 12 employees.

“(There have been) lots of growing pains,” Pecora said despite the success. “I’m an auto technician, not a businessman. There’s a huge difference between the two. The first four

years there was a lot of learning to do.”

Despite the success, however, Pecora’s pride in Litchfield Auto is placed in its working environment. For him, that environment is due to his business model.

In an industry that is dominated by commission, Pecora’s employees are on salary and receive ample paid time off between vacation and sick days. On top of that, Litchfield Auto is closed on weekends, giving the technicians time to recover from a physically taxing job.

“It’s an atmosphere that, as a technician, I would want to work in,” Pecora said.

With Pecora’s wealth of knowledge and top-of-the-line technicians working together, guess work doesn’t exist at Litchfield Auto. This, Pecora said, maximizes efficiency.

“You’re not going to tell me, ‘Oh, I think this is what’s wrong, or ‘I think this caused that,’ or ‘We need to replace this, this and this, because I’m not quite sure,’” Pecora said.

“They have to answer to somebody with knowledge versus a service advisor, a manager or somebody that’s relying on the technician to be the expert. In this case, the owner is also an expert.”

Any auto repair shop is going to be expensive, but Pecora does his best to keep his shop competitive with the rest of the market. He recently ran a cost analysis and found that they were the least expensive shop in the area by “10% or better.”

“I was actually shocked at what the labor rates have become,” Pecora said. “It’s not abnormal now for a shop labor rate to hit $175 or more for an independent repair facility. That (used to be) unheard of. We’re at $155, so we’re $20 cheaper right off the bat just in labor.”

Something Litchfield Auto offers that many other shops may not is a shuttle service. There isn’t a real radius on the service either, as Pecora said he has picked up and dropped off customers in Tonopah, North Phoenix and Scottsdale.

This comes down to Pecora’s perspective on shuttle service.

“If you’re willing to pass 200 shops to come to mine, I’m willing to drive

you past 200 shops to take you home,” he said.

Thanks to Pecora’s hard work and staff, Litchfield Auto Repair is a welloiled machine, and Pecora said he sees himself taking this shop off into the sunset.

“It’s getting to a point where my crew has been with me so long, and

they’re so well versed in what they do that I don’t have to be here on a daily basis,” he said. “I’m really fortunate to have these guys.”

Litchfield Auto Repair

671 N. 137th Avenue, Suite 106, Goodyear litchfieldauto.net

WBC to prep Merrill Kelly for another productive season

BY JORDAN ROGERS West Valley View Managing Editor

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly is coming off his most complete season as a Major League pitcher.

Four seasons removed from pitching out of Incheon, South Korea, for the SK Wyverns in the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO), the Arizona native and ASU alum won 13 games for the D-backs in 2022 and pitched to a 3.37 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP.

He was also one of just 11 pitchers across the league to hit the 200-inning mark at 200.1 innings total.

For Kelly, though, there is always room for improvement.

“There were definitely times throughout the year that I definitely could have done better,” Kelly said as he flipped a baseball up and down in his hands. “I was pretty disappointed in myself with the last month of the season. I think if I finished the way that I started the rest of the season, I think the numbers look a lot different than it did even though they were solid.”

Moving the needle toward improvement begins for all players in Spring Training. Kelly, however, was selected to play for Team USA at the World Baseball Classic (WBC).

easier. Because I’ve just been in those environments.”

The star-studded American roster will also include Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout, St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto.

That said, he is looking forward to sharing the clubhouse with Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw.

“His career, it obviously speaks for itself,” Kelly said. “So, the fact that I’ll be able to sit there and kind of pick his brain and just see how he goes about his business is pretty cool.”

To boot, Pool C of the WBC — Team U.S.A.’s pool along with Mexico, Colombia, Canada and Great Britain — will play its games at Chase Field. Playing in his home ballpark, Kelly believes, will give him a mental edge in those games.

Anna Gomez, CNM

Yisel Carter, PA-C

Karline Snyder, CNM

Kristen Watras, WHNP Brittani Freeman, WHNP, Madison Ginnis, PA-C, Jasmin Vasquez, PA-C, Jessica Olano, CNM

Kelly said his preparation throughout the offseason has been the same as the past, but his pre-regular season innings will come in more high-leverage situations. He sees this as something that will benefit him coming into the new season.

“Each pitch is going to be a lot more high pressure than what you’d normally face in Spring Training,” he said. “The (Spring Training) games, everyone’s kind of just getting their feet wet. It’ll be hit the ground running from Day 1 in the WBC. So, I think transitioning into the season, I think, will be a lot smoother, a lot

“It’ll be our own locker rooms, it’ll be our own training room, our own weight room, our own dugout,” he said. “So, it’s not like I’m going to be walking into any stadium that I’m not familiar with. I think being able to take the mound, the vantage points will be all the same, it’s not anything eye-wise that I’m not used to seeing. So hopefully that will bode well and just be able to transition straight into the game rather than trying to have to get my bearings.”

Come time for the 2023 season, Kelly said he will look to utilize his pitch mix — a four-seam fastball, two-seam fastball, cutter, change up and a work-in-progress slider — to keep hitters off balance.

While he said the Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman and San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatís Jr. are his most difficult at-bats in the league, Kelly knows that if he

Coming o his most complete season as a Major League pitcher, Merrill Kelly will look to replicate and improve o of last season with a little help from the World Baseball Classic. (Arizona Diamondbacks/Submitted)

Diamondbacks adding new wrinkle to jerseys with Avnet patch

BY DOMINIC STEARN Cronkite News

In this new era of baseball where more teams are spending money, Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association agreed during its collective bargaining agreement in 2022 to allow advertisements on jerseys starting this season.

It allows for continuous advertising during the game without adding to the highly scrutinized length of baseball games, a problem MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is working to address.

Earlier this month, the Arizona Diamondbacks announced their inaugural jersey patch sponsor is Arizona-based technology company Avnet. Arizona became the third team to make its jersey advertisement announcement, following the San Diego Padres and the Boston Red Sox. The Houston Astros followed the Diamondbacks’ announcement with one of their own.

This move should not come as a surprise to baseball or Diamondbacks fans. Other sports already fully embraced advertisements on jerseys. Soccer, in America and across the pond in the more popular European leagues, primarily features an ad across the chest. Race cars in NASCAR are splattered full of company logos, most of which are just as big, if not bigger, than the car number.

Compared to the other advertisements in baseball, a patch on the jersey minimally impacts the viewing experience.

“This is not going to diminish the fan experience,” Power Sponsorship managing director Kim Skildum-Reid said. “There are other things sold around sports, such as the moving signage, that actually make it harder to watch and enjoy the game.”

Skildum-Reid mentioned the patch will be a small square on the uniform that will be hardly noticeable except for close-up camera shots on the players. The place where Avnet is going to get the most engagement is on social media and in public outings.

The National Basketball Associa-

tion allowed jersey advertisements starting in 2017, and the results have been successful. Unlike MLB jerseys, which don’t offer sleeve options, ads are located in more prominent places below the shoulder. On the Suns’ Twitter or Instagram page, there is a good chance fans will see the PayPal logo on the jersey.

Additionally, Padres players repped their jerseys earlier this month in community events and at fanfest. Jerseys featuring a Motorola logo were seen by thousands in person and got hundreds of thousands of looks on social media posts — something that Avnet surely considered when partnering with the Diamondbacks.

“It was natural for us to partner with the Arizona Diamondbacks, a home-grown team that is as dedicated to Arizona and its communities as we are,” Avnet CEO Phil Gallagher said in a statement. “As a global company, we’re dedicated to serving the communities in which our employees live, work and play, and we are excited to support the team’s work on and off the field while collaborating to make a difference in our community.”

This partnership will go further than the jersey advertisement — Avnet and the Diamondbacks are hoping this partnership can help build a stronger foundation for STEM programs for youth in The Valley. They also want to create better experiences for fans at the ballpark and in the community.

“We are excited to partner with lo-

cally based Avnet primarily because of our aligned values that include a real commitment to our employees and our fans (customers) as well as a dedication to making a difference in the great state of Arizona through our community support and investments,” D-backs President and CEO Derrick Hall said in a statement. “For more than a century, Avnet has been a home to good people who show up to make a difference in people’s lives

through their products and services and community commitment.

“I look forward to making a larger impact in this state now that we are partnering with one of Arizona’s hidden treasures, Avnet. I want to applaud Cullen Maxey and Steve Mullins for their dedication and efforts to finding us a perfect partner.”

This patch is a black square on the sleeve of the jersey with the Avnet logo printed in white and teal and white text. In the video reveal, the Avnet patch was only shown on the white jerseys with black and teal while fans will have to wait to see additional color combinations. Fans will have to wait to see them on the other jerseys.

Initial fan reaction is negative — at least on Twitter — as it is oftentimes when there’s a change to the norm. Diamondbacks fans for a quarter century made their way down Jefferson Street or tuned into games and

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executes his plan, the rest will work itself out.

“My goal is to try to make everything look the exact same,” Kelly said. “I’m trying to make it look the exact same as long as I can and make the hitter decide on what (the pitch) is going to be. I’ve never been considered a power guy, so my game is mixing speeds, mixing pitches, giving them different looks.”

For the first time since 2019, where the team won 85 games, Los Serpientes have a real shot to make some noise this year after finishing last season on a hot streak. Knowing this,

Kelly is excited to see what the team can put together in 2023.

“I think, honestly, we’re just going to build on last year,” he said. “I think the baseball that we were playing, especially in the second half of the year, was an exciting brand of baseball.

“I’m excited this year. I think the fans are going to see a pretty exciting brand of baseball coming out of the Valley this year, which is something that we haven’t been able to say for the last couple of years.”

The team is full of young talent, and Kelly named top prospect Corbin Carroll as someone he expects to see big things from.

“Obviously, there is a lot of hype

complaints have slowed after three years.

around him,” he said. “He works extremely hard. He’s very disciplined on his craft. He cares about baseball a lot. He wants to be really, really good. I see him working every day how he goes about his business. You can tell that baseball is definitely in his blood and he cares about it a lot. So, I’m interested to see him kind of have a breakout year. I think he will.”

For Kelly, there are no guarantees in baseball, but he would love to stay a Diamondback for the rest of his career. As he enters his age 34 season, he acknowledges winning takes precedence, but he grew up in Arizona.

Short of his mother who just re-

cently moved out of the state, his entire family lives here. Additionally, Kelly’s home is close to Salt River Fields and Chase Field.

“My contract for this year and next year are guaranteed, and then there’s an option for the third year,” Kelly said. “I obviously envision that option getting picked up. In my mind, I’m going to pitch well enough for that option to get picked up. But I would love to be especially with the direction that we’re going right now.

“Obviously, this is home for me. I’ve been here since I was 14 years old, and my wife has been here since she was 4. … I definitely wouldn’t be mad if that’s the way it went.”

saw zero advertisements patched on jerseys.

Fans of all teams were up in arms about the patented Nike swoosh being added to uniforms ahead of the 2020 season, but most of those

Similarly to the new jersey advertisements, Diamondbacks fans have also been critical of owner Ted Kendrick’s spending and the lower payroll compared to league average and NL West foes. Other

teams might follow with jersey advertisements, but for now, Kendrick has some additional cash flow that he can potentially spend on his franchise that other owners do not currently have.

There is a chance that Turner opts to continue keeping the payroll low,

but the Avnet jersey patches could become more welcomed by Diamondbacks fans if Kendrick increases the payroll to help bring playoff baseball back to Chase Field.

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e West Valley View publishes on Wednesday. e weekly calendar — a listing of entertainment events such as concerts, theatrical performances, events for schools, churches, county parks and nonpro t groups — runs every issue.

Events must be open to the public to be considered and generally must be held within the View’s coverage area, which is south of Northern Avenue, west of Loop 101, plus all of Tolleson, extending to Estrella in the south and Tonopah in the west. Events such as concerts and theatrical performances that fall outside the View’s circulation area will be considered because there are no concert halls or theater venues within our boundaries.

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mat, do nothing, and restore your mind and body. A sound bath is a nurturing listening experience that uses sound to invite gentle and natural restorative processes in the body.

206 N. Florence Avenue, Litchfield Park, 2 p.m., $20, soulshealinghumanity.com/events

Cactus League Games

ALL MARCH

Spring Training is back in the Valley, and Goodyear Ballpark is ready to host fans of the Cleveland Guardians and Cincinnati Reds. Goodyear Ballpark is honing in on the fan experience for 2023. The stadium will have new food and beverage items, giveaways, kids run the bases, and the senior stroll. Check out the Cactus League website at cactusleague.com for the full schedule.

Goodyear Ballpark, 1933 S. Ballpark Way, Goodyear, visit website for tickets and times, goodyearbp.com

Buckeye Valley Museum Open

WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS

The Buckeye Valley Museum is a place with a passion for local history, holding an impressive collection of pre-Columbian pottery, artifacts from Buckeye’s earliest days, and a number of historical photographs detailing how the Buckeye Valley came to be what it is today. Visit the open on Wednesdays and Fridays for thrilling looks into the past.

Buckeye Valley Museum, 116 E. MC 85, Buckeye, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 623-349-6315, buckeyeaz.gov/residents/buckeye-valley-museum

The

MARCH 16

Irish In Arizona

The Litchfield Park Historical Society is slated to give another lecture at Goodyear’s Georgia T. Loyd Library. Speaker Janice Ryan Bryson, who is a member of the First Families of Arizona, will give “The Irish In Arizona.”In addition to prominent Irish such as Nellie Cashman and Buckey O’Neill, Bryson will present the stories of the Irish who worked as cowboys, built railroads, worked in the mines, owned businesses and worked the land.

Georgia T. Lord Library, 1900 N. Civic Square, Goodyear, 10 a.m., free, lphsmuseum.org/events

your very own cherry blossom tree artwork. You’ll follow step-by-step instructions as we talk about the annual cherry blossom (Sakura) festival that is held annually in Japan. All supplies provided are provided for the event aimed at 12 to 18 year olds.

Litchfield Park Library, 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, 4:30 to 6 p.m., free, mcldaz. org/litchfieldpark

Co ee with Avondale City Council

MARCH 22

Book Chat

MARCH 21

Rainbow Luck FUN!

MARCH 17

Drop by and try your luck at a variety of STEAM-based activities predicated around rainbows and leprechauns. Registration for this family-friendly event is not required. Litchfield Park Library, 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, 3 to 4 p.m., free, mcldaz. org/litchfieldpark

Resilience in Your Stress!

MARCH 18

Create the life you desire! During this interactive workshop for teens ages 16 and up, participants will learn specific strategies for presence, mindfulness and stress resilience and how to get out of that push-pull energy that keeps them stuck, distracted, procrastinating and uninspired. Registration is recommended but not required.

Ecstatic Dance

SUNDAYS

Dance like nobody’s watching with an uninstructed freestyle dance session. There are no steps to follow and no guidebooks to use. People of all age groups and skill levels are encouraged to simply do what they feel and enjoy a judgment-free environment of love and inclusivity.

Turtle Park, 675 N. Villa Nueva Drive, Litchfield Park, 2 p.m., $20, soulshealinghumanity.com/ events

Litchfield Park Library, 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, 11 a.m. to noon, free, mcldaz.org/litchfieldpark

Do you like to chat with friends about the book you are reading? Then join the Litchfield Park Library for an adults-only book chat. Bring in whatever book you are reading and the group will talk about it. Litchfield Park Library, 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, 2 to 3 p.m., free, mcldaz. org/litchfieldpark

Avondale residents are invited to attend an upcoming Co ee with the City Council event, as part of Women’s History Month celebrations. Everyone is invited to attend and enjoy a free cup of co ee, along with a meet and greet with Avondale councilmembers. Co ee with the City Council is an opportunity for citizens of Avondale to connect with their elected o cials in an informal setting.

New Penny Café, 735 N. 114th Avenue, Avondale, 8 to 10 a.m., free, avondaleaz.gov/news

Goodyear Lakeside Music Festival

MARCH 25

This free concert brings bands from dif-

ferent music genres together in a beautiful setting overlooking the Estrella North Lake. This year’s festival features up-andcoming and established artists with an emphasis on Arizona talent. In addition to the great music, there will be a range of family-friendly activities including giant lawn games, along with pingpong and cornhole. There will also be a kids zone, local business booths, food trucks, and a beer and wine garden. Lawn seating is first come, first served.

Estrella Lakeside Amphitheater, 10300 Estrella Parkway, Goodyear, 4:30 to 9:30 p.m., free, goodyear.gov/GLM

Spring Handbell Choir Performance

MARCH 26

The Church at Litchfield Park handbell choirs will present a free spring concert on Sunday, March 26, at 3 p.m. The program will include a mix of classical, folk, spiritual and contemporary pieces. Audience members will have the opportunity to learn more about handbells during the concert and are invited to try their hand at ringing following the performance.

The Church at Litchfield Park, 300 N. Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park, 3 p.m., churchatlitchfieldpark.org

Yoga Nidra and Sound Bath

SATURDAYS

Treat yourself with a nourishing yoga nidra and sound bath session. Lie on your yoga

Concert in the Park and Bike Buckeye

MARCH 18

Button Bouquet

MARCH 16

Spring is almost here! The Litchfield Park Library is hosting a time to create a whimsical springtime bouquet with buttons for adults. All supplies provided. Registration is required and can be done at the website below.

Litchfield Park Library, 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, 2 to 3 p.m., free, 602-6523000, mcldaz.org/litchfieldpark

Get out and enjoy Buckeye’s beautiful spring weather while listening to live music and getting to know your neighbors on a bike ride with Mayor Eric Orsborn. Before each concert, join Mayor Eric Orsborn, Buckeye Police Department and Buckeye Fire Department from 5 to 6 p.m. for Bike Buckeye and take a casual ride through each unique neighborhood. From there, head to the concert to listen to some great local bands. The concert slated for Saturday, March 18 is headlined by Classic Jukebox Band.

Festival Foothills Park, 26252 W. Desert Vista Boulevard, Buckeye, 5 to 6 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., free, buckeyeaz.gov/events

Springtime Cherry Blossom Paint-along

MARCH 20

Visit the Litchfield Park Library and celebrate the first day of spring by creating

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Golf & Charity to tee off 23rd annual golf invitational

BY JOE MCHUGH West Valley View Staff Writer

The Knights of Columbus and Golf & Charity LLC are back yet again for the 23rd annual golf invitational.

Held at The Wigwam Red Course in Litchfield Park on Saturday, March 18, all proceeds from the tournament will be donated to multiple charities from around the Valley and one international charity.

“I’m excited,” event Co-Chairman Terrance Donegan said. “Working with The Wigwam and some of the opportunities they’re providing, you could tell that they’re truly a five-star golf resort. And I think that our play-

ers, when they come out and play this event, they’re going to see that we’ve definitely stepped up to the next level.”

First starting as a small golf tournament hosted by the Knights of Columbus, the invitational has quickly become a staple in fundraising for the organization.

The event was formerly held at Pebble Creek Golf Course, but Donegan and his linear, Mark Denman, decided it would be the best for the invitational to up the quality of course for its golfers.

“This year, we stepped up and moved to The Wigwam, and we’re excited,” Donegan said. “Working with the Wigwam employees over there,

it’s a great golf resort. And we could just see that the product that we’re going to be able to offer to our sponsors is going to be top of the line.

“The fact that it’s here locally, and when we talk to different venues that we were looking at going to, The Wigwam seems to really care about what we’re doing and really wanted to become a part of our invitational.”

The sponsors of the event are a bright spot for the invitational, as there are some big names wanting to be a part of it all.

The invitational has sponsors from Dick’s Sporting Goods, Arrowhead Cadillac and Desert Diamond Casino, among many others, all of which will be instrumental in the overall success of the charitable event.

“Dick’s Sporting Goods is a huge sponsor for Homeless Youth,” Donegan said. “(They) keep sports involved with the youth and things like that. So, they’re a great sponsor to hook up with Homeless Youth, which is one of our charities.”

The charities being represented are Homeless Youth Connection; Society of Saint Vincent de Paul; Meals of Joy; Deacon Doctor Albert Scheller Scholarship Fund; Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church; 100 Club of Arizona; and the lone international charity, E3 Africa.

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The event itself is full of fun and interactive activities, including multiple closest to the pin challenges, one of which is a hole in one contest where the winner would receive a brand-new Cadillac or a $500 golf clothes shopping spree. Other events include a longest-drive competition and a top three scores competition.

“We tell the people if you’re a diehard, serious golfer, this event isn’t for you. This event is to go out, play golf (and) have a good time,” Donegan said. “But the bottom line is this is a charity-raising event. So we want everybody to go out and have a good time.

“The one thing that makes our event different from almost all other events is our event is all inclusive, which means the registration fee covers everything. It covers the registration, degreed fees, the raffle tickets, the mulligan tickets, you-getto-drink tickets, the breakfast, the lunch, all the fun holes for par-3s are all sponsored by Arrowhead Cadillac.”

With everything included, the invitational will look to use this year’s attendance as a steppingstone for the future and hope to get bigger and better for a good cause and to make all of the planning that went into come to life.

“It’s probably a nine month out of the year event, working to get sponsors and things like that, so it’s a lot of work,” Donegan said. “But, you know, it’s just satisfying to be able to give back to the charities.”

The 23rd annual golf invitational is for those looking to have fun, not serious golfers, according to event Co-Chairman Terrance Donegan. (Submitted)

Train pulling into the Valley complete with hits

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI West Valley View Executive Editor

Jangle rockers Train are preparing surprises for their career-spanning set on the first night of the Chandler Chamber Ostrich Festival, Friday, March 17.

“We always give people what they’d like to hear and then we always come out with something new every tour,” said Pat Monahan, Train’s singer. “We’re debating what those new things are. We have a bunch of options.”

Train kicks off the festival, followed by Commodores and Nicky Youre on Saturday, March 18. Sublime with Rome wraps it up on Sunday, March 19.

Organized by the Chandler Chamber of Commerce and Steve LeVine Entertainment & Public Relations, the Ostrich Festival also features family-friendly entertainment, stage shows and vendors.

Train heads to Chandler on the heels of its seventh sold-out Sail Across the Sun cruise. For Monahan it was a family affair, as his son Rock, 11, and daughter, Autumn, 14, per-

formed on the ship, too.

“My son is very passionate about music,” Monahan said. “We just did a cruise, and he was one of the artists on the cruise. He played with my band. He’s so inspiring, as great as he is at such a young age. Autumn also performed with him. They did, ‘You’re the One That I Want’ (from ‘Grease’).”

The “ridiculously fun” cruise allows Train fans to mingle with the San Francisco-born band. Monahan said he sings karaoke with vacationers and participates in game shows.

“I go out and I just start singing with whatever they’re singing,” Monahan added about karaoke.

After the Chandler gig, Train has another 50 shows, including the band’s first stop in Anchorage. The sets at all of Train’s shows will feature tracks like “Drops of Jupiter,” “Drive By,” “Play That Song,” “Hey, Soul Sister,” “Marry Me,” “Calling All Angels” and “Meet Virginia.”

Recently, Train celebrated the 25th anniversary of its self-titled debut album, which featured the melancholy

hit “Meet Virginia.”

Since its formation in 1994, Train has had 14 songs on Billboard’s Hot 100, 12 albums on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and has sold more than 10 million albums and 30 million tracks worldwide.

The 2001 song “Drops of Jupiter” earned a Grammy Award for best rock song, “Calling All Angels” was nominated for two Grammys in 2004, and 2011 saw a return to the Grammy win for “Hey, Soul Sister.”

The band’s 2010 hit “Hey, Soul Sister” surpassed 1 billion streams in 2022 on Spotify. Monahan can easily grasp that his career has spanned a quarter of a century.

“I’ve been through enough that it feels like it’s been a good 25 years,” he said.

“It’s always good to still be in the game. There aren’t many careers you can have for 25 years, especially sports. Looking back, I wouldn’t change ‘Train’ — maybe other records. If I coul add anything to it, I would add some tempo songs. It was a good, initial kind of introduction to Train. It was pretty emotional. It

had some songs like ‘Meet Virginia,’ which was quirky and fun. It was a serious record. I like that one still. I can still listen to that one.”

In May 2022, Train released its 11th studio album, “AM Gold.”

“I make records for Train fans and myself, of course,” he said.

“It would have been fun to get that into more people’s hands. The ‘AM Gold’ album was one of the easiest albums I’ve been a part of. I worked with Butch Walker, who’s been a dear friend for a long, long time. We would work together and then go out on the boat and drink champagne. There wasn’t so much pain to it.”

If You Go...

What: Chandler Chamber Ostrich Festival

When: Friday, March 17, to Sunday, March 19

Where: Tumbleweed Park, 745 E. Germann Road, Chandler

Cost: $30 for adults; $20 for children; free for children 4 and younger; $150 for VIP

Info: otrichfestival.com

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Grace on display

sow. The principle of sowing and reaping is a biblical truth. But not everything is a nail unless you are a hammer.

Ihear many people talking today about karma. Karma is when justice catches up to us and does to us that which we have done to others, either positively or negatively. Most times, people use this concept in a negative sense. “They reaped what they sowed.” “Karma got them.” To karma people, life is cause and effect; there are no ifs, ands or buts. Abraham Maslow once said, “It is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.”

The one-size-fits-all karma worldview of life is appropriate in some cases, but not all. Sometimes people and institutions do reap what they

This worldview was typical in biblical times, too. Here’s a biblical account of the hammer and the nail view in the times of Jesus.

“And as Jesus passed, He saw a man blind from birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind?’ Jesus answered, ‘It was neither that this man sinned nor his parents, but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him.’ When Jesus said this, He spat on the ground, made clay of the spittle, applied the clay to the blind man’s eyes, and said to him, ‘Go wash in the pool of Siloam.’ And so, he went away and washed and came back seeing.” John 9:1-3, 6-7.

After the man was healed, the

confused nail-and-hammer crowd couldn’t believe what had happened. They had seen the blind man before. They neatly categorized him as a sinner, an outcast with suspicious parents, and a person to ignore. There was quite a discussion on this. The nail and hammer crowd, desperate to protect their karma worldview, even summoned the blind man’s parents and interrogated them. The healed man upset their cause-andeffect worldview. The formerly blind man’s sight blindsided them.

Their default assumption was that suffering is a direct result of sin and those who suffer are punished for their past sins or even their parent’s sins. Therefore, the blind man was suffering because he or his parents had done something wrong in God’s eyes.

But Jesus opened the finger pointers and our eyes to a new possibility. Jesus is good at that. Jesus said that God designed this man’s disability to display God’s grace to all the people in the city. It wasn’t karma what the blind man had done or even what the parents had done. Let me repeat: It was God’s “grace on display” for everyone in the area to see.

The man’s blindness was designed in heaven to show them that God is alive and capable of doing anything He likes. It shows us that God is for us, not against us. It shows us God’s goodness, mercy, grace, compassion and power. It shows us that despite what we may have or have not done, every “sinner” has a future and every saint has a past. So don’t be quick to judge and even quicker to speak. Don’t be the finger pointer. Some people find fault like there is a reward for it. Don’t be a card-carrying member of the classify, compare, commend, karma club.

The Bible says in Peter’s first letter that there are three kinds of suffering — suffering for what one had done wrong (like going

to jail when you robbed a bank), suffering for what one has done right (persecution), and just plain old suffering. The blind man’s mess was a message from God; not everything is a nail, and not all suffering is the hammer of karma. Karma is too shallow an explanation to explain why there is suffering.

The explanation of negative karma is you get what you deserve. The definition of Christianity is Jesus got what you deserve. And the just-plain-suffering type of suffering could be, as in the case of the blind man, to display God’s grace to the whole world. It was as if God was shouting, “Look, here it is, grace on display.”

Here’s another “grace on display” by author Philip Yancey. “Jesus forgave a thief dangling on a cross, knowing full well the thief had converted out of fear. That thief would never study the Bible, never attend a synagogue or church, and never make amends to those he had wronged. So instead, he said, “Jesus, remember me,” and Jesus promised, “Today you shall be with me in Paradise.”

“It was another shocking reminder that grace does not depend on what we have done for God, but rather what God has done for us.”

Grace recognizes consequences but refuses abandonment.

When you run alone, it’s called a race. But when God runs with you, it’s called grace. Got grace?

To learn more about Pastor Ed Delph, the Church-Community Connection and Nation Strategy, email nationstrategy@cs.com, call 623-376-6757 or visit nationstrategy.com.

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GO FIGURE!

SUDOKU TIME

Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine. ANSWERS

King Crossword

by Linda Thistle

The idea of Go Figure is to arrive at the figures given at the bottom and right-hand columns of the diagram by following the arithmetic signs in the order they are given (that is, from left to right and top to bottom). Use only the numbers below the diagram to complete its blank squares and use each of the nine numbers only once.

EVEN EXCHANGE

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DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK H

H Moderate HH Challenging HHH HOO BOY!

Each numbered row contains two clues and two answers. The two answers differ from each other by only one letter, which has already been inserted. For example, if you exchange the A from MASTER for an I, you get MISTER. Do not change the order of the letters.

SCRAMBLERS

Unscramble the letters within each rectangle to form four ordinary words. Then rearrange the boxed letters to form the mystery word, which will complete the gag!

Catclaw Solar Project Open House

Avantus invites you to learn about and provide input on its proposed Catclaw Solar Project (Project). The Project involves an approximately 7-mile, 230 kilovolt (kV) generation intertie (gen-tie) transmission line and substation that would connect the planned Catclaw Solar generation facility to the regional electric grid at the existing Arizona Public Service Company Sun Valley Substation. The proposed route for the Gen-Tie would predominately run south-tonorth, east of North Sun Valley Parkway, starting approximately 10 miles north of Interstate 10, in Buckeye, Arizona.

Avantus plans to file an application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility (CEC) and present the Project at a hearing before the Arizona Power Plant and Line Siting Committee (Committee). If approved by the Committee, the CEC will then be presented to the Arizona Corporation Commission for their consideration and final decision.

Avantus invites you to attend an open house meeting to learn more about the Project and its benefits on March 29, 2023. You will be able to speak one-onone with team members, ask questions, and provide input. The meeting will be held at the following location, date, and time:

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Additional information about the Project, including maps showing the proposed gen-tie and solar facility, is available on the Project website: http://catclawsolar.com and on the Project’s virtual open house at: http://catclawsolaropenhouse.com. Avantus welcomes public comment throughout the CEC process. Questions and comments can be submitted using one of the options listed below:

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Lorelle Sullivan

Lorelle “Lori” Sullivan of Goodyear, Arizona passed away March 5, 2023. She was born October 6, 1974 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Daniel and Terri Sims.

A visitation will begin at 5pm, Tuesday, March 21. The funeral will begin at 6pm. Her final resting place will be in Richland, Michigan.

To read the full obituary, and leave the family condolences, please visit www.thompsonfuneralchapel. com/obituary/lori-sullivan

Karl Schmit of Goodyear, Arizona passed away February 24, 2023 at the age of 90. He was born October 12, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois to George and Catherine (Gollrad) Schmit.

A memorial service will be held from 9am to 1pm, Saturday, March 25 at Thompson Funeral Chapel.

To read the full obituary and leave the family condolences, please visit www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com/obituary/karlschmit.

Candelario “Henry” Sausedo of Phoenix, Arizona passed away March 3, 2023. He was born October 2, 1940 in Tolleson, Arizona to Thomas Sausedo and Juanita Venegas. Services under the direction of Thompson Funeral Chapel.

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Maria de Jesus “Chita” Figueroa

Maria de Jesus “Chita” Figueroa died peacefully in her home in Buckeye, Arizona, on February 28th, 2023, at the age of 83.

A visitation was held March 9 at St. Henry Catholic Church in Buckeye, Arizona. And burial took place at Louis B. Hazelton Cemetery.

To leave the family condolences and read the full obituary, please visit: www. thompsonfuneralchapel.com/obituary/ maria-figueroa.

William T. Bishop Sr

William T. Bishop Sr. (Coach) passed peacefully in his Goodyear home with his family at his side on December 27, 2022.

Services will be Friday, March 24, 10:00 at Christ Presbyterian Church, 925 N. Sarival Goodyear AZ. Graveside services and full Military Honors to follow at 1:30 at Louis B. Hazelton Memorial Cemetery, 23100 W. Broadway Rd., Buckeye AZ. Coach's kind heart, giving nature and positive impact on so many lives will be missed by a multitude of family and friends, too numerous to count.

Charles Franklin Hansen

of golf where he built a large circle of his closest friends. Charlie worked as a regional liquor sales manager covering the western states for the majority of his career. He was ubiquitously known as “Good time Charlie”, always wearing a smile on his face and was quick to share a quip, comeback or joke. In his spare time he enjoyed gardening at home, watching sports on tv, keeping a Master’s-worthy pristine lawn, and ever-fighting the moles Caddy-shack style, as well as watching new and old war movies. The consummate athlete, Charlie also belonged for a time to a bowling league where he would regularly throw strikes. He also served a brief stint in the merchant marines as a line cook.

Charles Franklin Hansen Charles Franklin Hansen departed this world on February 13, 2023 at his home in Goodyear, AZ. Charlie (Chas or Chuck as he was known to friends) was born in Seattle to Martin and Edna Hansen, graduating from Garfield High School and Central Washington University where he played baseball and was offered a spot on a minor league team. He married twice; first to Judy Paulson in 1956, bringing his daughter Debbie into the world, and then to Marjorie Neas in 1961, bringing son Martin and daughter Paige into the world.

He was a member at Inglewood Country Club in Kenmore, WA for more than 50 years and was devoted to the game

In his retirement years, he and wife Marji snowbirded between Kenmore, WA and Goodyear, AZ where he was a devoted Mariners fan with spring training season tickets as well as a Seahawks fan. He was a member of Pebble Creek Golf Course in Goodyear for over 10 years.

He is survived by daughter Debbie Radcliff, son, Martin Hansen, daughter Paige Donnelly, and 4 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his brother Arnie Hansen, sister Kathie Hardin, mother and father.

Private inurnment will take place at Sunset Hills Memorial Park in Bellevue, WA. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

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District committed to safe, friendly schools

BY SUPERINTENDENT MARK YSLAS Agua Fria Union High School District

The Agua Fria Union High School District knows that providing a safe and friendly learning environment is the foundation of student success. Our comprehensive approach to school security includes increased access to mental health support, development of strong community partnerships, and investment in on-campus safety equipment.

Mental health support

In July 2021, each of our five high schools employed two student support specialists. These specialists

build relationships with our students in order to help them process the sometimes challenging and difficult circumstances facing our youth today. This support gives them the tools and techniques they need to grow into stronger and more confident young adults.

Security personnel

• As of fall 2022, the district hired a school resource officer (SRO) at Canyon View High School. Now all five campuses have a dedicated SRO every day.

• The district invested an additional $375,000 to hire three more security guards for each campus, increasing

the number from five to seven interior security guards.

• By summer 2023, the district will invest an additional $200,000 to hire one more exterior security guard at each campus to patrol the parking lots and perimeters of each school.

Safety equipment

• The district recently invested $1.2 million to upgrade security at all campuses, including gates, doors, cameras and alarms.

• At a cost of approximately $500,000, the district recently purchased 21 weapons detectors that are currently being installed at entry points on each campus.

Community partnerships

• Working with local law enforcement agencies and neighboring school districts, Avondale Elemen-

tary and Litchfield Elementary, our district hosted the Southwest Valley Schools Safety Summit on Feb. 14. The summit addressed school safety and best-practice protocols throughout the region.

Please know the Agua Fria High School District is committed to the health and safety of our students, our teachers, our administrative staff and our community.

Agua Fria Union High School District was established in 1955. Today, the district serves the communities of Avondale, Buckeye, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Waddell and part of Glendale with its six high schools: Agua Fria, Canyon View, Desert Edge, Millennium, Verrado and Agua Fria Online. Plus the district offers two alternative programs: Coldwater Academy and New Directions. More information can be found at aguafria.org.

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Desert Thunder School awarded $10,000 by NIET

BY JORDAN ROGERS West Valley View Managing Editor

Desert Thunder School in the Avondale Elementary School District recently won $10,000 by the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching for its selection as the institution’s Founder’s Award finalist.

The prestigious Founder’s Award was created by Lowell Milken in 2008 to honor one school in the United States each year for exceptional implementation of the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching’s (NIET) principles to build educator excellence and advance student success.

“Desert Thunder’s strong system of teacher leadership and support empowers educators and students to grow at high levels,” Milken said. “A focus on student-led learning prepares all Eagles to soar academically and become responsible, confident and independent thinkers — skills

critical to navigating learning and life.

“We commend (Desert Thunder Principal) Dr. Ryan LoMonaco and his staff, as well as the leadership under Superintendent Dr. Betsy Hargrove, for making educator effectiveness a priority.”

Founder’s Award recipients like Desert Thunder School are selected by NIET based on several factors, including their efforts to make instructional excellence the cornerstone of school improvement, plans for regular professional learning focused on real-time needs of teachers and students, creating a culture of collaboration and reflection, and leveraging teacher leaders to drive student growth.

NIET focuses on partnering with schools that have shown success in improving educator, student and

school outcomes.

Desert Thunder School, among other schools, continuously elevates its educators through the use of NIET’s tools and resources to support instructional excellence and create career pathways.

“Closing achievement gaps and creating more equitable learning opportunities is challenging, long-term work,” NIET Chief Executive Officer Dr. Joshua Barnett said. “Desert Thunder School made a commitment to improving outcomes for all students and has remained true to that goal by working collectively as a strong leadership team.

“By focusing on great classroom teaching in every room, Desert Thunder has opened the doors of opportunity and success for all their students.”

Desert Thunder School is among five schools across the country under consideration for the $50,000 grand prize, which will be announced at the NIET’s national conference on Thursday, March 23.

“Being considered for the NIET Founder’s Award is an honor and is a recognition of the commitment and passion that Desert Thunder staff has for teaching, learning and their students,” LoMonaco said. “When teachers and administrators dedicate their practice to collaboration and learning, the students are the ultimate beneficiaries.

“Partnering with NIET has helped us elevate our practice and to provide a quality education to the Desert Thunder community. We are proud of the work we have done and will continue to do.”

Desert Thunder School is located at 16740 W. Garfield Street, Goodyear. For more information, visit chooseaesd.org/dt.

Rustler Road changed to Wolfpack Way

BY JORDAN ROGERS West Valley View Managing Editor

Most recently known as Rustler Road, the street that Estrella Foothills High School sits on has a new name — Wolfpack Way.

Last year, a group of students from Estrella Foothills High School (EFHS) went before Goodyear City Council to request a name change for Rustler Road and rename it Wolfpack Way. The school’s mascot is the Wolves, so the students felt the name would fit EFHS better.

Council approved the motion unanimously, and the new signs were installed on March 2.

Goodyear Mayor Joe Pizzillo joined in to take in the signage changing. For him, this is all about prodding the city government to make changes.

“This is a perfect example of what happens when you get out there and you want to get something done, and you come before city government and give your request,” Goodyear

Mayor Joe Pizzillo said. “Hence, the results are here.”

The work took about an hour, and along with Pizzillo, a group of about 50 people consisting of students, a group from student government, school staff, district staff and Goodyear city staff also attended the event.

Among the group was EFHS Principal Kimberly Heinz. She said seeing students at her school take initiative and get something to change like this, without direction from school officials, makes her feel very optimistic about the future.

“Just the fact that they initiated the process and kind of did it with us tailing along I think just shows some initiative,” Heinz said. “We have some great kids coming up. I know the world seems a little odd at times, but we have some fantastic leaders coming up. I’m not worried about our future. They’re going to do a great job for us.”

For more information on Estrella Foothills High School, visit buhsdefhs.ss12.sharpschool.com.

Students advocated for the renaming of Rustler Road to Wolfpack Way because Foothills High School’s mascot is the Wolves. (Foothills High School/Submitted)

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The City of Goodyear Public Works Department in accordance with National Flood Insurance Program regulation 65.7(b)(1), hereby gives notice of the Community No. 060420’s intent to revise the flood hazard information, generally for the entire reach of Cotton Lane wash southwest corner of Camelback Road to approximately 2600 feet downstream.

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